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arsenikon
Greek · ancient
"yellow orpiment, a poisonous mineral"
yellow orpiment, folk-linked to arsenikos (male, potent) for its strength as a poison
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Stage 2 of 4
arsenicum
Latin · ancient
"the toxic mineral"
carried into Latin for the same toxic mineral
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Stage 3 of 4
arsenic
Old French · medieval
"the poisonous substance"
carried into French for the poisonous substance
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Stage 4 of 4
arsenic
English · 1300s
"a toxic metalloid element"
settled as the English word for the toxic element
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